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Tom Knight and his grandson, Alan Knight (son of MacDonald and Micheline Knight) in 1955.
"Tom and Alan Spring of 1955"
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From back left, MacDonald Knight, Perlita Knight, Tom and Sophie Knight. In front are Betty Jo Knight Schmidt and Glenn Schmidt.
Verso: "Minturn 1944 by M&R Café, Don, Perlita, Mom, Tom, Me and Glen BJS" [June 1984 copy]
3) Tom Knight
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Tom Knight standing in front of his home in 1959. [print copy date June 1984]
"Thomas Knight was born near French Lick, Ind. May 28, 1886 and completed his education at Central Normal College, Ill. He first came to Colorado with his parents and brother, Robert in 1908. ... He first came to Eagle County in 1929 from Canon City and went to work for the Empire Zinc...until his retirement in 1949." --Eagle Valley Enterprise Aug. 11, 1960
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Tom Knight with his grandson, Jack Schmidt, in Minturn. Parked next to the house is the pickup Tom bought from Frank "Frenchy" Tetrault.
Eagle Valley Enterprise, Oct. 30, 1942, p.5:
”Frank Tetreault and son, John, of Gilman and Red Cliff, were business visitors in town Tuesday and paid this office a pleasant visit. Frank is one of the old time miners on Battle Mountain, for years working leases in the canon, sometimes getting out a car of ore...
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At the bottom of the Eagle River Canyon below Gilman, Belden is situated on the railroad. Ore was loaded on train cars here. The surface tram ran from Gilman down to Belden. The debris from the downpour covers the railroad tracks at midfield. The water was 8 ft. deep between the compressor house and the loading tipple during the cloudburst.
The compressor house had been at Belden for many years. "There was one huge Ingersoll-Rand piston-type...
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Continuing west on Highway 24 would take you to Minturn. Continuing east would take you to Gilman and Red Cliff. Photo taken by Tom Knight. Tom worked at Gilman as a watchman.
Verso: "Looking west down Eagle River. You can see I'm on top of the world. This shows the S curve on the O. to O. [Ocean to Ocean] Highway. We go to work tonight. Don't know what doing." [written by Tom Knight]
"Old highway on Battle Mountain" BJS
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School Days 1945-46, photo of teacher, Sophie Hamrick Knight.
”She taught my daughter, Patricia, in kindergarten, Red Cliff. (First year we had kindergarten here.)”--Angela Beck
”Mrs. Knight began her teaching during a teacher shortage in World War II era. She went back to college and received her degree at Western State, then returned to Eagle County to teach. She has taught in the Minturn area for 16 years. Mrs. Knight plans to spend the...
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Four generations photograph, from left: MacDonald Knight holding baby Patricia Knight, Sophie Hamrick Knight (Don's mother), Portie Hamrick (Sophie's mother)
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MacDonald Knight and his sister, Perlita Knight (Gauthier), standing in front of Mom's Cafe in Minturn, suitcases in hand. Don was returning to the Army and Perlita was enlisting in the Waves.
Verso: "Don recalled to Army duty, Perlita enlisting in Waves, at Mom's Café in Minturn 1943"
